Low cost way to recover logging residues

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · For. Prod. J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5423616

Hassler, C C; Sinclair, S A; Blinn, C R

Integration of a residue harvesting component into a traditional harvest system can offer a reasonable alternative to whole-tree chipping of existing natural stands in supplying wood to energy conversion facilitites. Initial attempts at integration should focus on a low cost, incremental expansion that minimizes the impact on productivity for the traditional harvest component, is easily adapted into a traditional harvest system, and has application to a wide range of harvesting firms in practice. Two traditional systems are analyzed - three-person and four-person systems - where chainsaws are used to fell, limb, top, and buck and rubber-tired cable skidders move the wood. Residue recovery is introduced through the addition of a 120-horsepower mobile chipper with self-mounted knuckleboom loader and two used chip vans. The productivity and cost of the residue recovery component is analyzed over a range of stand types and factors affecting productivity and costs. In general, residue recovery for a three-person system is economical only in stands of large sized timber while the four-person system becomes economical in medium sized lumber. (Refs. 12).

• Research Organization: Dept. of Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Inst.; State Univ., Blacksburg, VA 24061
• OSTI ID: 5423616
• Journal Information: For. Prod. J.; (United States), Journal Name: For. Prod. J.; (United States) Vol. 33:3; ISSN FPJOA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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